Philosophy audiobooks

The 5th Phenomenon

By: Robert A. Revel

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Awareness: The most profound, intimate and collective experience human beings share turns out to be an absolute mystery. As universal a state as consciousness is to every person, it currently carries no agreed upon definition beyond its observable characteristics.The 5thPhenomenon:  Presents consciousness as a legitimate phenomenon for... Read more

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

By: Arthur Schopenhauer

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The essays in The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics have a rather special place in Schopenhauer's work, both being written as entries to Scandinavian philosophy competitions, one in Norway and one in Sweden.

'Essay on the Freedom of the Will' was Schopenhauer's response to the question posed by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences in 1839:... Read more

The Morning Mind

By: Dr. Robert Carter III & Kirti Salwe Carter, MBB...

Narrated by: Wayne Campbell

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Unleash positive thinking and productive imagination, and flip negative thoughts and behaviors into a lifetime to improve every aspect of your life—each morning, one day at a time.Bad habits. Bad feelings. Bad mornings that turn into regrettable days. Banish them all with simple brain hacks that flip negative thoughts and behaviors into... Read more

The Spirit of Zen

By: Sam van Schaik

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen textsLeading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the... Read more

The Finite and Infinite Games

By: James Carse

Narrated by: James Carse

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“There are at least two kinds of games,” states James Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite.”

Carse explores these questions with stunning elegance, teasing out of his distinctions a universe of observation and insight, noting where and why and how we play, finitely and infinitely. He surveys... Read more

An Evening with Marion Woodman and Robert Bly on The Maiden King

By: Marion Woodman & Robert Bly

Narrated by: Marion Woodman

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A Course in Miracles says that this world and every aspect of it got started when the Son of God remembered not to laugh.What we failed to laugh at is the joke which is ourselves. Now, however, you can have a true experience of metaphysical mirth --you might even, yourself, achieve -- "full realization. Read more

What Kind of Society Nurtures the Soul?

By: James Hillman

Narrated by: James Hillman

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

James Hillman studied with the great Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in the 1950s and later became the first director of studies at the Jung Institute in Zurich. After returning to the United States in 1980, he taught at Yale, Syracuse and the universities of Chicago and Dallas.

They come from the environment, the cities, the economy, the racism.... Read more

Science Fictioin and The Esoteric

By: Colin Wilson

Narrated by: Colin Wilson

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism", and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and his purpose to create a new and... Read more

Addiction to Perfection

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Marion Woodman

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Through case studies, dreams, and myths, a Jungian analyst explores the hidden causes of compulsion in the lives of men and women. At the root of eating disorders, substance abuse, and other addictive and compulsive behaviors, Woodman sees a hunger for spiritual fulfillment. The need to experience a sacred connection to an energy greater than... Read more

We Kill Because We Can

By: Laurie Calhoun

Narrated by: Laurie Calhoun

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"Last resort has become first resort. Courage has become cowardice. Black ops have become standard operating procedure. An intelligence agency is now a killing machine. Self defense has become naked aggression. Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt has become possible future potential for guilt. Voices of dissent have been irrevocably silenced.... Read more

ماذا يعني هذا كله

By: توماس نيجل

Narrated by: عمار الحاج يحيى

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

إذا كنت من محبي علم الفلسفة وتسعى لمعرفة الكثير من المعلومات عنه فهذا الكتاب سيكون رفيق دربك حيث يتربع على غلافه عنوانٌ فرعي هو "مقدمة قصيرة جدًا إلى الفلسفة" لكنّك ستتفاجىء بأنَّ هذه المقدمة القصيرة جدًا تُضاهي جميع الكتب التي تتحدّث عن الفلسفة بأسلوبها البسيط والعميق في الوقت ذاته. هذا الكتاب هو مقدمةٌ مباشرة لتسعة مشاكل فلسفية شائعة يشرح كلَّ... Read more

Meditations/Discourse on the Method

By: René Descartes

Narrated by: Mark Meadows

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Plagued with doubt and uncertainty in sensory knowledge, Descartes is struck with the idea that everything he knows is false. He considers the possibility that he has been deceived by an ‘evil demon’ and is left with nothing to lean on, until he arrives at the phrase ‘cogito ergo sum’ (‘I think, therefore I am’). Clinging to this, he proceeds to... Read more

The Art of Being Right

By: Chirag Patel

Narrated by: Chirag Patel

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defence against each tactic.The best summary of this book is ‘being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why’. It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bullshit people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than... Read more

Evolución de la Consciencia

By: Nurya Reig

Narrated by: Lustra

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Es un libro acerca de la evolución de la Nueva Consciencia Colectiva, contada con horma de historia.Se sitúa en el siglo XXII, año 2.148, narrada por una adolescente, la cual descubre el diario de un antepasado de su familia del año 2.012, que cuenta cómo fue la transición de la humanidad de la era de Piscis a la era de Acuario y cómo fue el... Read more

The Practicing Stoic

By: Ward Farnsworth

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for... Read more

Why We Need Religion

By: Stephen T. Asma

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Asma argues that, like art, religion has direct access to our emotional lives in ways that science does not. Yes, science can give us emotional feelings of wonder and the sublime—we can feel the sacred depths of nature—but there are many forms of human suffering and vulnerability that are beyond the reach of help from science. Different... Read more

Love for Imperfect Things

By: Haemin Sunim

Narrated by: Raymond Lee

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: "The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three, and to find beauty in the most imperfect of things--including your very own self."

A #1 internationally... Read more

Effective Altruism

By: Magnus Vinding

Narrated by: Michael Hanko

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is part introduction to, part reflective examination of, the idea and ideal of effective altruism. Its aim is to examine the core question of effective altruism: how can we best help others? A question that in turn forces us to contemplate what helping others, effectively or otherwise, really entails. Here the book argues that the... Read more

Moralia

By: Plutarch

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 15 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Though best known now for his collection of lively and vivid Parallel Lives from ancient Greece and Rome, Plutarch (c46 CD-120 CE) was, for centuries, more respected for his Moralia, a remarkable and wide-ranging collection of essays and speeches. No fewer than 78 in total, they range over a broad list of topics in which Plutarch observes,... Read more

The Hiddenness of God

By: Michael C. Rea

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The Hiddenness of God addresses the problem of divine hiddenness which concerns the ambiguity of evidence for God's existence, the elusiveness of God's comforting presence, the palpable and devastating experience of divine absence and abandonment, and more; phenomena which are hard to reconcile with the idea, central to the Jewish and Christian... Read more

Environmental Ethics

By: Robin Attfield

Narrated by: Shaun Grindell

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Robin Attfield introduces environmental ethics, exploring the values involved in issues such as pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Considering the different groups involved in environmental ethics, and the attitudes of the world's religions to environmental stewardship, he calls for action from us all to manage our environment ethically. Read more

Ethical Intelligence

By: Bruce Weinstein, PhD

Narrated by: Bruce Weinstein

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Ethical intelligence may not get as much attention as other forms of "smarts," but as Bruce Weinstein shows, it is the most practical, valuable, and even courageous form, determining success on the job, fulfillment in relationships, and sense of self-worth. After reviewing the basic ethical principles agreed upon by cultures and religious... Read more

Seven Types of Atheism

By: John Gray

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the provocative author of Straw Dogs comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheismWhen you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions―secular or religious―are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be... Read more

El pensamiento ecológico

By: Timothy Morton

Narrated by: Ricky Delgado

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Utilizando a Darwin y los descubrimientos contemporáneos vinculados a las ciencias biológicas, así como referencias literarias y de la cultura popular, Timothy Morton sostiene en este apasionante, lúcido y sorprendente libro que todas las formas de vida están conectadas en una vasta «malla» que penetra todas las dimensiones de la vida. El... Read more